The History of Literature
Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at historyofliteraturepodcast@gmail.com.
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37 Literary Duos (Part One)
What makes a great literary duo? Two authors inspiring one another? Two characters who fall in love? Best friends? Rivals? Host Jacke Wilson is joined by the President of the Literature of the Supporters Club to discuss.
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36 Poetry and Empire (Virgil, Ovid, Horace, Pet...
What happens when a republic morphs into empire? What did it mean for the writers of Ancient Rome – and what would it mean for us today? Jacke Wilson takes a look at the current state of affairs in America and the Roman examples of Virgil, Ovid,
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35 A Conversation with Ronica Dhar
In this episode, Jacke welcomes special guest Ronica Dhar, who presents Five Books (or actually Four Books and a Movie) To Lower Your Blood Pressure. Highlights include a poem by Ronica’s former teacher and mentor,
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33 – The Bhagavad Gita
Written over the span of 800 years from ca. 400 B.C. to ca. 400 A.D, the Mahabharata tells a riveting tale of disputed kingship and warring families. But just as the action-packed narrative reaches its climax,
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32 The Best Debut Novels of All Time (A Convers...
What makes a great first novel? Which do we prefer: the freshness of a new style (even if it contains mistakes), or the demonstration of competence (even if it breaks no new ground)? Does it matter if the book is the best (or only) novel by that author...
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28 The Ramayana
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27 The Upanishads (Part Two)
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11 The Upanishads (Part One)
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10 Indian Literature: A Cosmic Feast
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9 Confucius
28 min
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8 The Shi Jing (Chinese Classical Poetry)
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7A Proust, Pound, and Chinese Poetry
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7 Greek Comedy – Aristophanes
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6 Greek Tragedy – Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
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5 Greek Tragedy (Part One)
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4 Sappho
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3A Odysseus Leaves Calypso
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3 Homer
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2A The Book of Job
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2 The Hebrew Bible
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1A – The Discovery of Gilgamesh
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1 The Epic of Gilgamesh
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Episode 0 – Battling the Beast
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